Three Central Oregon hospitals to get $8.38 million in pandemic relief funds
St. Charles Redmond, Prineville and Madras among 20 statewide SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Small rural Oregon hospitals have help on the way, with $50…
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Bend man sentenced to nearly 4 years in prison for luring, sex abuse
A Bend businessman accused of luring and having sex with a minor was sentenced Friday to nearly four years in prison after reaching a plea deal with…
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Health care delivery to begin under new VA contract
Tuesday, August 11, marks the beginning of community health care delivery to Pacific Northwest area veterans under the U.S. Department of Veterans…
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La Pine pump house fire triggers explosion; no injuries
A fire in a pump house on a La Pine property Thursday night caused an above-ground pressure tank to fail, triggering an explosion heard throughout…
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Oregon reports 9 COVID-19 deaths, 2 in C. Oregon; 423 new cases, but slower spread
COVID-19 has claimed nine more lives in Oregon, including two in Central Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 348, along with 423 new cases,…
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Oregon state parks adding non-resident surcharge for campsite reservations
To encourage local recreation and help fill a funding a shortfall for state parks, the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department said Friday it is…
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Deschutes Land Trust buys ranch on Whychus Creek for permanent protection
The Deschutes Land Trust announced Thursday it has purchased and protected 1,123 acres of land along Whychus Creek northeast of Sisters: Rimrock…
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DCSO seeks man, woman suspected of debit, credit card scams around area
The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public for help in identifying a man and woman suspected in credit and debit card scams around…
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Portland protesters cause mayhem again; police officer hurt
Portland’s nightly protests turned violent again, even after the city’s mayor pleaded for demonstrators to stay off the streets, and a police…
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Christmas Valley man jailed in poaching ‘thrill kill’ of 6 pronghorn antelope
Six pronghorn antelope run down with a pickup truck on a roadway in Lake County on April 26 are the latest in a string of poaching thrill kills in…
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Petition seeks to name Pilot Butte Trail after fallen Bend Marine
Thursday marked one week since the tragic death of 20-year-old Pfc. Jack Ryan Ostrovsky, a Bend Marine among nine people — eight Marines and a…
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DCSO Search and Rescue comes to aid of injured mountain biker west of Bend
Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue came to the aid of a mountain biker who was injured Thursday morning on the Tiddlywinks Trail…
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Wheeler County fire grows to 310 acres; lightning map technology assists C.O. fight
Wednesday night’s lightning storm sparked dozens of fires across Central Oregon that have been caught small — and one to the east, in Wheeler…
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Kids take flight at Bend ‘Aviation Camp’
The Bend Aviation Camp, organized by Bend Science Station with some help from aviation business partners, really took off on Tuesday, to the joy of…
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‘Lucky 13’ golfers have made holes-in-one at Bend’s Awbrey Glen since May
A lucky 13 golfers at Bend’s Awbrey Glen Golf Club are feeling even more fortunate lately.
Each golfer has made a hole-in-one at the course on…
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La Pine resident says trash, pollution a growing issue on BLM lands
Many Central Oregonians enjoy walking, hiking and horseback riding on BLM-managed lands, but they have to endure what some say are growing amounts of…
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Mtn. View HS coach, multi-sport athlete react to OSAA’s condensed sports calendar
When Mountain View High School head football Coach Brian Crum got the news his team would still have a season, he was ecstatic.…
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Some new Bend residents say it’s tough to find housing amid COVID-19
Bend continues to see a rise in out-of-town visitors amid the coronavirus pandemic, but people hoping to relocate to Bend may have a difficult time…
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Oregon Supreme Court upholds reductions in PERS benefits
The Oregon Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the reductions in public employee pension benefits that state lawmakers passed last year to help address…
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Gov. Brown removes Lake County from COVID-19 ‘Watch List’
– Oregon Gov. Kate Brown announced Thursday that Lake County has succeeded in reducing the spread of COVID-19 sufficiently enough to be removed from…
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